Climate of Fear Prevails in Singapore. Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

The PAP used every tactic and strategy familiar to Communism to create an air of anxiety and despair among the people - then baited them into submission with

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"The PAP used every tactic and strategy familiar to Communism to
create an air of anxiety and despair among the people - then baited
them into submission with promises of patronage and protection to
those conforming."
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/08/straits-times-singapore-aug-4-1965-5.htm\
lAsean News Network
Thursday, August 04, 2005
STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE, Aug 4 1965 - 5 days before Separation
Singapore's road to independence
STRAITS TIMES, Aug 4 1965
Examining the PAP concept of Malaysian Malaysia, Inche Senu
said: "The PAP itself a shining example of what its Malaysian
Malaysia stands for.
"One can judge for oneself the troubles and tensions in Singapore
ever since the PAP captured the State administration.
"First there was a tirade against all opposition parties and leaders
coupled, of course, with the mailed fist shown to professionals,
social workers, trade unionists and others.
"The PAP used every tactic and strategy familiar to Communism to
create an air of anxiety and despair among the people - then baited
them into submission with promises of patronage and protection to
those conforming.
'Twisted'
"Every legislative and administrative organ in the State was twisted
to suit the polemics of the party and its ruling clique".
"Rivals and opponents were placted for a while with false promises of
co-operation and ruthlessly weeded them out".
"Now the PAP has isolated itself that it fears its own shadow.
Probably memories of its past misdeeds - arrests, liquidation and
elimination of opposition by any means - are haunting its leadership
so much that it is now convulsed with fear of retribution.
"Let me tell you this: If you are sincere about a Malaysian Malaysia,
then do not betray the trust, however unknowingly placed in you, by
the people of Singapore. Do not become heroes on someone else's
blood."
Ten years ago, he said, there were some who had felt uneasy about
independence. But instead of losing all to the Malays - as some then
feared - Malaysians of all walks of life gained immensely through
independence.
Inche Senu then referred to "threats" by Mr Lee Kuan Yew that if the
Central Government did not yield to his interpretation of a Malaysian
Malaysia, Britain, Australia and New Zealand may do some serious re-
thinking about helping to defend Malaysia.
"First of all," Inche Senu said,"Mr Lee must know that the defence of
Malaysia is primarily the responsibility of Malaysians themselves".
'Clarify' call
"Our Commonwealth allies are here by invitation of the Malaysian
Government for the specific purpose of assisting in our external
defence.
"Do Mr Lee's threats mean that the purpose of our allies in helping
to defend our integrity is merely to prop up Mr Lee Kuan Yew and the
PAP?
"I think they know better than to interfere in our internal affairs."
"Whoever is trying to implicate others in our local affairs is in
fact betraying our national interests and may be considered by the
people as a stooge of foreign powers."
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Comments: Mellanie Hewlitt
Singapore Review
28 May 2005
No climate of fear in city-state, says Home minister Wong Kan Seng.
Some how I don't really trust him....would you? I suppose we should
give the man an Oscar as he managed to make the statement with a
straight face, which is no small feat.
But hey, Singaporeans are all living in the Singapore Matrix....
"Cypher: (Talking to Agent Smith) I know this steak doesn't exist. I
know that when I put it in my mouth, the Matrix is telling my brain
that it is juicy and delicious. After nine years, do you know what I
realized? Ignorance is bliss."
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sg_Review/message/1701http://singabloodypore.blogspot.com/Singapore, May 27, 2005
Singapore defended its media laws on Friday and balked at the
suggestion that its citizens live in a climate of fear.
Singapore's home affairs minister Wong Kan Seng said in a newspaper
interview that citizens in the city-state have spoken up at public
forums without reprisals and commentaries critical of government
policies have also appeared in newspapers.
"What is the consequence of saying something that is challenged? Is
the consequence being locked up in jail, disappearing in the middle
of the night and you don't come back?" Wong was quoted as saying in
Singapore's Straits Times.
The answer to Mr Wong's question is a resounding "YES"
See: http://singabloodypore.blogspot.com/2005/03/report-film-about-singapore-opposition.html
Detention without trial
In September, the government released two detainees held without
trial under the Internal Security Act (ISA) and placed them under
orders restricting freedom of movement. It also extended for a
further two years the detention orders of 17 other men. In total, 36
men accused of plotting to carry out bomb attacks continued to be
held without charge or trial under the ISA. The authorities said that
many of the men, who were arrested in 2001, 2002 and 2004, were
members or supporters of an Islamist group, Jemaah Islamiyah. The ISA
violates the right to a fair and public trial and the right to be
presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law. Amnesty
International Report 2004 (http://web.amnesty.org/report2005/sgp-summary-eng)
"Get real. Come on, we live in the real world in Singapore."
Yes Mr Wong, we live in a "real" make believe world created by the
Singapore Matrix;
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sg_Review/message/1701In an annual report released on Wednesday, rights group Amnesty
International slammed Singapore's human rights record, saying that
control on political expression in the wealthy Southeast Asian city-
state remained tight despite Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's
repeated calls for more openness.
The US State Department, in its 2004 report on Singapore, sharply
criticised the country for using libel suits to intimidate opposition
politicians, saying the threat of libel has stifled political opinion
and disadvantaged opposition. (See:
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41659.htm)
Early this month, a 23-year-old Singapore student in the United
States shut down his personal Web site after a government agency
threatened a libel suit for comments he made on the blog.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sg_Review/message/1661Wong, who will assume the post of deputy prime minister later this
year, also defended a law which bans political videos, saying that
the law is applied in an even-handed manner and not designed to
stifle political debate.
"Political videos, by their very nature, will be political, will be
biased and, therefore, will not be able to allow the listener or the
viewer to see a whole range of arguments," Wong said, adding that
proposals for films about the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) were
also shot down.
Under provisions introduced to the Films Act in 1998, anyone involved
in the production or distribution of "party political films" -
defined as films containing partisan references or commentaries on
government policies - can be punished with fines of up to S$100,000
($60,860) or a maximum jail term of 2 years.
The law came under fire this month after local filmmaker Martyn See
was summoned for police questioning over a documentary he made
featuring prominent opposition leader Chee Soon Juan.
See: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sg_Review/message/1710Wong was also asked about whether the law applied to TV stations
airing programmes about PAP ministers, following a recent series of
one-hour programmes on state broadcaster Channel NewsAsia that
featured government ministers.
"That is not a political video. That's a broadcaster and a content
provider doing a job. It is done in other places. The minister is
explaining himself, his policies and how he wants Singapore to move
ahead," Wong said.
International free-press advocates have repeatedly criticised
Singapore for its tight media control.
(see: http://singabloodypore.blogspot.com/2004/11/singapore-slams-media-watchdog-for-low.html)
The government bans non-commercial private ownership of satellite
dishes, and publications need permits to circulate. Films and TV
shows are routinely censored for sex and violence.
The government says a high degree of control over public debate and
the media is needed to maintain law and order.
"Someone once said, 'My right to swing my arm must end where your
nose begins'. That is the limit of free action; that is the
boundary," Wong said.
Singapore has been ruled by the People's Action Party since
independence in 1965. Its 84-member Parliament has only two
opposition members.
THE OVERWHELMING PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE CONFIRMS THAT SINGAPORE IS
A CITY OF FEAR.
See: http://singabloodypore.blogspot.com/2004/05/singapore-model-society-or-city-of.html
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